Cachangas con api, a simple and super satisfying breakfast
Cachangas con api is a fun example of when Indigenous food preparations mix with colonial ones and create something new and delicious.
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- Oct 31
- 3 min
Quinoa for breakfast? Oh yeah!
Take leftover quinoa and turn it into a delicious and nutritious hot breakfast.
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- Jun 30
- 3 min
Kiwicha con leche, Peru's amaranth breakfast drink
A super easy recipe for a delicious and nutritious Peruvian breakfast drink recipe made from amaranth, Kiwicha con leche.
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- Feb 28
- 5 min
Inchicapi, a peanut soup from the Selva of Peru
The memory of that soup I ate at the tail-end of my many hours-long day at Mistura makes me smile. It opened my eyes...
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- Jan 1
- 4 min
Reflections on food traditions and tamales
Creating a family tradition of making tamales together.
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- Sep 30, 2021
- 3 min
Aguadito de pollo, a family favorite
When I think of this Peruvian chicken soup, I always think of my little sister Courtney and her wife. Not only is my sister insanely good...
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- Jul 29, 2021
- 4 min
Expressing Indigeneity on the table: Pastel de quinua
This year (yesterday, in fact!) was the Bicentennial of Peru on July 28th. To honor this special occasion I decided I wanted to share a...
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- May 31, 2021
- 3 min
Ulluku, olluco, or olluquito, a little tuber with a big punch
Chefmama Krysia discusses olluco, a tuber from Peru, and shares a recipe for guise de olluquito con carne.
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- Apr 27, 2021
- 4 min
The Origins of Mazamorra Morada, Peruvian Purple Corn Pudding
A chef's exploration about a Peruvian dessert Mazamorra morada, from a personal and historical perspective.
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